Creative Music Production BA(Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Huddersfield
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Huddersfield
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Duration
3 Years
Are you a musician who wants to harness technology as a creative tool? Do you enjoy creating innovative new tracks using a laptop, mixing desk, and other analogue and digital technology? Then this is the course for you. Focused on creating your own computer- and studio-based productions, you’ll have the chance to develop advanced techniques, working with tutors who are leading researchers, as well as being involved in the music industry.
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About this course
QS World University Subject Rankings 2019 ranked the University of Huddersfield 25th in the world for 'Performing Arts'.
You will have the opportunity to work with commercially successful tutors and internationally recognised researchers who can help you build on your production talents.
You will study in state-of-the-art professional standard facilities. With 21 different studios, you’ll have plenty of recording and composition studio space to use. We have a huge range of DAWs, plug-ins, synths, mics and processing equipment, all of which is regularly upgraded to keep up-to-date with industry standards.
The course is accredited by JAMES.
You'll be able to explore the latest new music in the annual Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and get up-close and experience contemporary music in action at the Electric Spring Festival.
The course offers an optional placement year to help give you the edge in your chosen career.
Previous graduates have gone on to work in a range of careers including studio managers, post-production, freelance engineers, programmers, sound design and professional audio sales. A selection of companies that have employed Huddersfield graduates in recent years include Abbey Road Studios, Calrec Audio, ITV, BBC, Kiss FM, British Grove Studios and Metrophonic.** There is support available after you graduate from our 3M Buckley Innovation Centre where you can get advice on starting your own business. The university also supports students to progress to postgraduate and research study.
A Level - BBB
BTEC - DDM
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Subjects
- Music Production
- Sound
- Technology
- Music
- Production
- Studio Engineering
- Performance
- Songwriting
- Studio Production
- Electronica 2
Course programme
Core modules:
- Desktop Music Production 1
- Studio Engineering and Mixing Essentials
- Songwriting 1
- Performance Skills 1
- Introduction to Music Research
Choose one from a list which may include:
- Sonic Arts and Electronica 1
- Theory and Analysis of Popular Music
Core modules:
- Desktop Music Production 2
- Studio Production and Spatial Recording Techniques
- Inside the Music Business
Choose at least one from a list which may include:
- Performance Skills 2
- Performance Skills 2 (Major)
- Songwriting 2
- Sonic Arts and Electronica 2
- Live Sound Year 2
- Making Interactive Tools for Music and Audio
- Critical Approaches to Recorded and Electronic Music
- Production Analysis and Critical Listening for the Sound Engineer
- Programming C and Microcontrollers
- Music for the Moving Image B
Choose one from:
- Industrial Placement
- Placement Year
Core modules:
- Final Year Project
- Composition Practice
Choose at least one from a list which may include:
- Explorations in World Musics (Final Year)
- Applied Music Research: Investigating Culture and Creativity
- Music, Gender and Identity
- Performance Skills 3
- Performance Skills 3 (Major)
- Advanced Interactive Tool Design for Music and Audio
- Live Sound Final Year
- Sound for Image B
- Designing Audio Plugins - Effects and Synthesisers
- Experimental Music (Final Year)
- Work and Professional Practice in Music
Additional information
Creative Music Production BA(Hons)